{"title":"Works on Paper","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"jack-meanwell-landscape-oil-pastel-drawing","title":"Jack Meanwell Landscape Oil and Pastel Framed Drawing","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis expressive landscape features bold strokes of red, yellow, green, and blue layered with strong black lines, creating an abstract yet atmospheric scene. Rendered in oil pastel on paper, the work reflects Meanwell’s signature energetic style and dynamic use of color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHailing from Ontario, Canada, Jack Meanwell began his formal artistic training at the Detroit Art Academy and the Society of Arts and Crafts during the Great Depression, focusing on commercial arts, before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. After a brief and unfulfilling career advertising for Ford and Chrysler in 1945, Meanwell and his family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he would eventually make his home and realize his calling, painting and instructing with great conviction at the Art Academy of Cincinnati for over 25 years. Meanwell remains one of the most highly sought-after collected Cincinnati painters and is often associated with fellow Cincinnati painter and friend, Paul Chidlaw. His works are represented in the permanent collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimension: 15.75 inches x 11.25 inches, 17 inches x 21 inches framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition: Good. Minor visible wear, patina, or small losses consistent with age and use. Newly matted and framed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"isca objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43428155785276,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/1865\/7596\/files\/JTP_5466.jpg?v=1767931536"},{"product_id":"josh-peters-framed-landscape-watercolor-on-paper","title":"Josh Peters Framed Landscape Watercolor on Paper \"Heard Pond, April\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delicate watercolor on paper, painted en plein air, captures a quiet pond in Massachusetts — the same one where artist Josh Peters spent his childhood exploring and playing. Returning years later, Peters approached the familiar scene with the eyes of both an artist and a native son, rediscovering the gentle slopes, still waters, and muted reflections of the place that shaped his early memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this work, soft washes of ochre and rust meet the tranquil blues and greens of the pond, evoking the calm of early spring. The loosely defined trees in the background hint at distance and nostalgia, while the glassy reflection across the water mirrors not only the landscape but also the artist’s introspection. “Herd Pond, April (2025)” embodies the act of returning — to one’s roots, to nature, and to memory — and distills it into a moment of serene observation and quiet emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimension: 9 inches x 12 inches unframed, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e11.5 inches x 14 inches framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition: Excellent. Very minimal signs of age or handling. Acquired from artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRead our interview with Josh Peters \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/isca-objects.com\/blogs\/in-conversation\/josh-peters\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"isca objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572550074428,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/1865\/7596\/files\/IMG_2557_2862333c-b8fd-454e-a6f8-e6a8d921e12f.webp?v=1760237355"},{"product_id":"gronk-untitled-1999-watercolor-and-ink-on-paper","title":"Gronk — Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1999","description":"\u003cp\u003eFramed watercolor and ink on paper. Signed and dated by artist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimension: Unframed 4.5 x 7 inches, Framed 7.75 x 10 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGood. Visible wear, patina, or small losses consistent with age and use. Professionally framed, but \u003cspan\u003eplexiglass has vertical scratch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOther work by Gronk \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/isca-objects.com\/search?q=Gronk\u0026amp;sort_by=relevance\u0026amp;filter.v.price.lte=\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGronk (Glugio Nicandro) is an influential American contemporary artist based in Los Angeles. A founding member of the groundbreaking East L.A. collective ASCO, he emerged in the 1970s as part of a generation that challenged traditional ideas of art, identity, and culture. Gronk’s expressive paintings and mixed-media works are known for their bold gesture and layered surfaces, and his work is held in major institutional collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and LACMA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"isca objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43822715142204,"sku":null,"price":410.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/1865\/7596\/files\/JTP_5517.jpg?v=1767818209"},{"product_id":"lesley-vance-untitled-2006-framed-oil-on-paper","title":"Lesley Vance — Framed Oil on Paper, 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eOil on paper. Provenance label on back (Kordansky). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eDimension: 10.75 x 12 x 1.75 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition: Excellent. Very minimal signs of age or handling. Acquired from private collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLesley Vance (b. 1977, New Orleans) is an American painter celebrated for her vibrant, abstracted still lifes. Working in oil, Vance creates richly textured compositions that balance spontaneity with refined rhythm and light, often suggesting objects without fully depicting them. Her work has been shown in major galleries and museums, and is held in significant public and private collections internationally.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"isca objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43822814822460,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/1865\/7596\/files\/JTP_5454.jpg?v=1767820988"},{"product_id":"eric-niebuhr-study-for-witness-2004-painting-on-paper","title":"Eric Niebuhr \"Study for Witness\" Framed Gouache on Paper, 2004","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal work on paper by Eric Niebuhr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece reflects the artist’s signature exploration of atmospheric and landscape imagery, rendered in a restrained palette of warm earth tones and soft luminosity. The composition evokes both natural and historical associations, characteristic of Niebuhr’s contemplative visual language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work demonstrates the artist’s sensitivity to tonal transitions and spatial ambiguity, creating a quiet yet powerful presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance label on back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Framed 13 x 14.75 x 1.5, Unframed 5.5 x 6.75\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition: Excellent. Very minimal signs of age or handling. Acquired from private collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric Niebuhr is a contemporary painter whose work explores color, form, and perception through richly layered, abstract-inflected compositions. Drawing from photographic and digital sources, his paintings balance structure with visual complexity. Niebuhr has exhibited internationally and lives and works in the United States.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"isca objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43822815182908,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/1865\/7596\/files\/JTP_5457.jpg?v=1767821287"},{"product_id":"gronk-untitled-2019-framed-painting","title":"Gronk — Faces and People Painting, 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal signed drawing by Gronk, dated 2019.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work exemplifies Gronk’s distinctive visual language, combining expressive line work with layered figurative forms. Multiple faces and figures interweave within a compact composition, reflecting the artist’s ongoing exploration of identity, psychology, and human presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExecuted with fluid immediacy, the drawing demonstrates Gronk’s confident hand and intuitive compositional approach. The intimate scale enhances the personal quality of the work while maintaining strong visual impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGronk is a historically significant contemporary artist whose work has been exhibited widely and is held in major public and private collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSigned and dated by artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eDimensions: Unframed 7.5 x 9.5 inches, Framed 13 x 17 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOther work by Gronk \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/isca-objects.com\/search?q=Gronk\u0026amp;sort_by=relevance\u0026amp;filter.v.price.lte=\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition: Excellent. Very minimal signs of age or handling. Acquired from private collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eGronk (Glugio Nicandro) is an influential American contemporary artist based in Los Angeles. A founding member of the groundbreaking East L.A. collective ASCO, he emerged in the 1970s as part of a generation that challenged traditional ideas of art, identity, and culture. Gronk’s expressive paintings and mixed-media works are known for their bold gesture and layered surfaces, and his work is held in major institutional collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and LACMA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"isca objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43822834155580,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/1865\/7596\/files\/JTP_5519.jpg?v=1767822091"},{"product_id":"scoli-acosta-surfer-acrylic-and-pencil-on-paper","title":"Scoli Acosta — Surfer and Industrial Landscape on Acrylic and Pencil on Paper","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis framed mixed media work by Scoli Acosta juxtaposes the vulnerability of the human figure with the imposing presence of industrial infrastructure. The surfer, suspended between motion and imbalance, occupies a fragmented landscape where natural and manufactured environments converge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRendered with a collage-like sensibility, the torn paper edge remains visible, emphasizing process and materiality. The industrial plant in the background introduces a quiet tension, suggesting themes of environmental impact, displacement, and the evolving relationship between humanity and landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcosta’s work often explores narrative, memory, and cultural identity through layered visual language. This piece exemplifies his ability to merge personal symbolism with broader contemporary concerns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eFramed 12 inches x 16 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eExcellent. Very minimal signs of age or handling. Acquired from private collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScoli Acosta (b. 1973, Los Angeles) is a Los Angeles–based contemporary artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, and found-object assemblage. His work is rooted in an aesthetics of resourcefulness, transforming everyday and reclaimed materials into poetic, conceptually driven forms that blur the boundaries between object, image, and environment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcosta has exhibited internationally and his work is held in major public and private collections, including LACMA, the Museum of Modern Art, the Jumex Collection, and the Rubell Family Collection.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"isca objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43957047525436,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/1865\/7596\/files\/JTP_5757-2.jpg?v=1771279618"},{"product_id":"isca-greenfield-sanders-untitled-beachgoers-painting-2005","title":"Isca Greenfield-Sanders — Beach Scene Framed Painting, 2005","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis evocative beach scene from 2005 exemplifies Isca Greenfield-Sanders’ signature approach to transforming photographic source material into contemplative painting. Soft washes of blue dominate the composition, with expansive sky and sea dissolving into one another, while small, indistinct figures populate the shoreline. Their blurred forms suggest both presence and absence. Moments remembered but never fully grasped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks from this period are especially sought after for their clarity of vision and emotional resonance. Created during a formative moment in the artist’s career, this painting reflects her early mastery of translating ephemeral imagery into enduring visual experiences. It is an excellent example of her ability to balance intimacy and scale, making it a compelling acquisition for collectors interested in contemporary painting, memory-based imagery, and poetic interpretations of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimension: Framed approx. 12 inches x 12 inches, \u003cspan\u003eUnframed 8 inches x 8 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eExcellent. Very minimal signs of age or handling. Acquired from private collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIsca Greenfield-Sanders (b. 1978, New York, NY) is a contemporary American painter known for her luminous, atmospheric works derived from vintage and vernacular photography. Drawing from found snapshots, family albums, and archival imagery, she reinterprets fleeting moments —such as beach outings and quiet gatherings—into meditative paintings that explore memory, nostalgia, and the passage of time. Working primarily in watercolor and oil, she employs soft edges, reduced detail, and flattened perspective to evoke the emotional resonance of recollection rather than literal documentation, often preserving the anonymity of her subjects to invite personal viewer connection. Her work, which exists between realism and abstraction, has been exhibited widely and is held in major public collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Brooklyn Museum. 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Rendered in loose, gestural brushwork, the painting depicts a nude female figure enclosed within a cage-like architectural structure, creating a palpable tension between vulnerability, performance, and confinement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"894\" data-start=\"480\"\u003eBecerra’s painterly handling—thick strokes, exposed mark-making, and an intentionally rough-edged composition—reflects the immediacy and emotional intensity that characterize his practice. The contrast between the cool interior tones and the earthy rust-colored border heightens the work’s theatrical presence, while the fragmented perspective and distorted geometry lend the image an almost dreamlike instability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1184\" data-start=\"896\"\u003eExecuted on paper and presented in a simple natural wood frame, the piece exemplifies Becerra’s ability to merge contemporary figuration with an uncompromising, visceral energy. Both provocative and deeply human, the work stands as a compelling example of the artist’s early 2010s output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned and dated by artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimension: 21.75\" W x 26.75\" H natural wood frame with glass, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e19\" W x 24\" H unframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition: Excellent. Very minimal signs of age or handling. Acquired from private collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlex Becarra is currently living and working in Los Angeles. 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